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1 2 Gift Impact Paipai oKo‘olau: Makingcollege possible J Kekai Edayan, KehauPelekai,Waynella McNeil andHeidiMatthews (L-R): Windward CCPaipai oKo‘olauprogramgraduates Tevi Tolentino, on O‘ahuhaveassociatedegrees 17 percentofNativeHawaiians the highestonO‘ahu,andonly is ofNativeHawaiianancestry, O‘ahu’s publicschoolenrollment Nearly 40percentofWindward management.” industry this springwithmyBAintravel to graduatefromUHMānoa happened tome.I’mscheduled “This isthebestthingthatever serious obstacle,”saidEdayan. a bigfamily,andfinanceswere back toschool,butIcomefrom “It wastimeformetocome theircommunity. transform headedforcollegemight erwise first-generation studentsnototh- so program providedsupport The ofthefirstcohort. was part other Windward O‘ahuresidents, Ko‘olau program,andwith49 Community College’s Paipaio He heardaboutWindward dauntingandprohibitive. to acollegeeducationwere Kekai Edayan’s obstacles ust overfouryearsago, here ornot?Ifyoudo,Icanhelp “I askthem,‘Doyouwanttobe help, engage,andthrive. they putinthetime,askfor levels ofEnglishandmath.But have placedintothelowest “The mostsuccessfulstudents to askforhelp,”Akinasaid. “It’s thatdrive,willingness totheir degrees. the journey tutoring developresiliencefor academic advising,andpeer doors, butpersonalcounseling, Financial assistanceopensthe aiming forgenerationalimpact.” college willbeautomatic.We’re maybe whentheygrowup, in theirchildren’s lives,sothat school withthem.Itputscollege and theyoftenbringtheirkidsto We helpparentscometoschool, don’t thinkcollegeispossible. Akina said,“It’s forpeoplewho Program coordinatorDr. Sarah Ko‘olau strivestoaddressthem. by thispopulation,andPaipaio underscores challengesfaced or higher. Thiscollegegap

grow, andtotakethe nextstep.” tobestrengthened, to nurtured, families,” saidEschenberg. “To be “This iswhatwewant for our rounding neighborhoods. continues toreachinto sur- fifth year, PaipaioKo‘olau O‘ahu community.Nowinits oftheWindwardto agreaterpart areaccessible new opportunities funding forthefirstfouryears, Castle Foundation,whoprovided Thanks totheHaroldK.L. program andtoWindward.” to seetheirconnectionthe help,” saidAkina.“It’s nice to or transfer, andstillreturn “We have manywhograduate us alltovaluetheirknowledge.” environment,” shesaid,“andfor a greatplacetogrowinsafe “Community collegecanbe ofourpopulation. huge part students, we’remissingoutona consider thenon-traditionaladult whelming success.Ifwedon’t She said,“Ithasbeenanover- the program’s originalproposal. cellor foracademicaffairs,wrote Dr. ArdisEschenberg,vicechan- that numberis50percent. campus. ForEdayan’s cohort, diploma ortransfertoafour-year atwo-year students earn 35 percentofWindward CC Within theirfirstthreeyears, Windward magnacumlaude.” focused, andIgraduatedfrom counselor andpeerskeptme two years,”hesaid,“butmy have completedthosefirst Edayan agrees.“Ineverwould you besuccessful,’”shesaid.

FROM THE Voices past

BRINGING PICTURE BRIDES’ STORIES TO LIFE

he was 58 years old when – which produces “Rice & Ros- language. Some of the people she she earned her bachelor’s es” – and ‘Ulu‘ulu: The Henry interviewed were 100 years old, Sdegree. She was 62 when Ku‘ualoha Giugni Moving Image and their language is recorded.” she earned her master’s. Archive of Hawai‘i to transfer “She grew up on the plantation the recordings to digital media so Along the way, Barbara Kawakami and spoke various dialects. She they can be preserved and shared. (above, right) interviewed dozens was able to break down whatever of Hawai‘i residents about plan- “This is a heritage for all Hawai’i’s reluctance the picture brides tation life, gathering enough people,” said Moy. might have had in talking to material for acclaimed books, her,” said Mau. museum exhibitions, consulta- Significant collection “Because she had a difficult tion on a movie, and drawers The value of Kawakami’s research upbringing on the plantation, she full of recorded conversations for reaches far beyond her home state. the long-running local TV series could relate to these people.” “Rice & Roses.” The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles Donations fund digitizing She is a leading authority on holds the Barbara Kawakami Col- Mau and Moy made a gift in plantation culture in Hawai‘i. lection, which it calls “the most 2017 to start the film digitizing Her recent book, “Picture Bride significant collection of Issei project. When they returned in Stories,” is the result of decades (first generation Japanese) immi- January 2018 with a second gift, of research, captured in video- gration and plantation clothing they were treated to a tour of the taped interviews with women in the world.” digitizing process at ‘Ulu‘ulu. who came to the islands from Japan to husbands they’d never Part of this collection will be “CLEAR has drawer after drawer met nor spoken to. on exhibit at the Johann Jacobs of videotapes,” said Moy. “I’m Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, not sure how quickly or slowly Until recently, these recordings from Feb. 8 to May 31. they can do these, so we said have mostly been a memory: still OK, we’ll be back next year with alive but largely inaccessible. There is also interest in her another donation. We want them They are now stored safely at UH videotapes from Japanese re- to digitize all the tapes.” West O‘ahu. searchers. “Some of the Japanese dialects Barbara recorded in her The couple wants everyone to Thanks to Kawakami’s longtime interviews are not found in the see Kawakami’s treasures from friends Marcia Mau (above, left) current language,” Moy said. 30 years ago. “There is a whole and Frank Moy (center), work generation of people who don’t has begun at the Center for Labor “The videos provide scholars even know these things exist,” Education & Research (CLEAR) in Japan a chance to study this Moy said. 3 4 Events Hawai‘i CC |DonorMahalo&StudentScholarshipLunch HAWAI‘I CC – PĀLAMANUI CAMPUS to 78Pālamanuistudents.Many distributed instudentsupport This year, nearly$300,000was ataspecialluncheon. support celebrated theimpactofprivate College –Pālamanui‘ohana of theHawai‘iCommunity recipients andothermembers Donors, studentscholarship the NaturalWorld.” with Ethic: RestoringHarmony talk, “IndigenousLandandSea mate receptionbeforehispublic Hawk washonoredataninti- Inouye chairholderWalter Echo- andinsights. expertise to ourcommunitysharetheir individuals ofthehighestcaliber cratic Idealsendowmentbrings Distinguished ChairinDemo- The Dan&MaggieInouye UH Mānoa|Walter Echo-Hawk Reception by Hawai’iCC’s ChefPaul and thedeliciousmealprepared friends andmakingnewones, Guests enjoyedseeingold making adifference. firsthand howtheirgenerosityis scholarship recipientsandhear donors wereabletomeettheir ART GALLERY COURTYARD • FEB. 16 our communities. to us tobringnewopportunities with donors whoarepartnering changed. Mahalotothemany donor withavision,andlife scholarshiprepresentsa Every students. arts Heerlein andtheculinary • FEB. 8 Honolulu CC

Honolulu CC alumni honorees (L-R) Bobby Ayonon ’83, Robert Silva ’04, Celebrate! 2018 Kimo Keaulana ’84, Deborah Spencer-Chun ’85, Kurt Kendro ’87, Manuel DOLE CANNERY Neves ’84 and Arthur Tolentino ’85 MARCH 1 The Honolulu Community College family gathered to honor a community partner, Hawthorne Cat, and to celebrate seven distinguished alumni. With music, congratulatory speeches, and a silent auction to benefit the Honolulu CC general scholarship endowment fund, attendees had a great time! UH System | Scholarship Celebration Dinner STAN SHERIFF CENTER • MARCH 13

On the cover The UH Mānoa campus community gathered Feb. 16 on the Hawai‘i Hall lawn to welcome the lunar new year of the dog. The crowd enjoyed a traditional lion dance performance by the Gee Yung Dragon & Lion Dance Association.

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5 6 Gift Impact PROFESSOR HONORS SPECIAL A for the book Schütz is working for thebookSchützisworking For example,manyillustrations something, theywillfindit.” timeIaskfor collections. Every without them,orthe “I couldn’t havedonemywork people,”hesaid. wonderful succession ofreallywonderful, and Iknowthemasawhole were bestfriends.Imissthem, said Schütz.“Someofthem my timehereintheearly’60s,” going backtothebeginningof staffmembers “I’ve knownlibrary contain 47ofhispublications. Hawaiian andPacificCollections language. HamiltonLibrary’s 30 worksontheHawaiian about theFijianlanguage,plus andreviews 40 books,articles Schütz haswrittenmorethan his officeatMooreHall. guiding studentsandwritingin continues hisdailyroutineof emeritus andprolificauthor UH Mānoalinguisticsprofessor Decades later, thisesteemed “Sure!” hereplied.“Whereisit?” be interestedingoingtoFiji. professor askedhimifhewould Universitywhena at Cornell Indiana, wasadoctoralcandidate in his home state of in hishomestateof of PurdueUniversity J.Schütz,agraduate lbert especially thoseintheHawai- respects theworkoflibrarians, personwho “Al isawonderful in theHawaiianCollectionsaid, brarians ismutual.JodieMattos Schütz’s admirationfortheli- professional development. their collections. Italsosupports toenhanceaccessthe services and staffacquirematerials faculty The fundhelpslibrary Faculty andStaff. Endowment inHonorofIts and PacificCollections a fund henamedTheHawaiian decades, Schützhasendowed worked formorethanfive with whomhehas Hamilton librarians and affectionforthe To expresshisgratitude else woulddothat?” can putinabook.Who examplesI me terrific wrinkles out,giving digitally smoothedthe graphed theimagesand “and herstaffphoto- book forme,”hesaid, old dani, gotthisvery lection, DoreMinato- of theHawaiianCol- “The seniorlibrarian in theearly1700s. from abookpublished on todayareengravings collection collection Hamilton Library onSept.26,2017. Hamilton Library Dr. MonicaGhoshandlibrarianStuDawrat Dore Minatodani,headuniversitylibrarian Dr. AlSchütz(center)with(L-R)librarian make giftsoftheirown.” and staffwillinspirethemto appreciation forthecollection collection, andI’mhopingtheir “So manypeopleusethat Schütz, too,islookingforward. generations ofscholars.” andnext thecurrent support us tothinkaheadhowwecan he hasachieved,hisgiftallows tions helpedAltoachievewhat Hawaiian andPacificCollec- Dore Minatodaniagrees.“If the and vibrant.” keep thesecollectionsrelevant gift willencourageourworkto ian andPacificCollections.His OF friends Estate & Gift Planning 7

lawyers in other places? in other lawyers need a different approach from from approach need a different Doesn’t Hawai‘i have enough lawyers? have Doesn’t Hawai‘i Do Honolulu personal injury lawyers up in Hawai‘i and attend Rich- understanding in their DNA. - unsuccessful. I also think a nec enough high quality attorneys. essary in Hawai‘i is to strategy responsive to bluster and an ag- gressive style. People who grow gressive style. People who grow ardson Law School have this and yet not push ethical limits. juries, and it is almost uniformly It can be very difficult, particu- I have tried cases against main- trained, diligent attorneys. tomary here, with local strategy larly in the public sector, to have to have larly in the public sector, land people who try- their cus lawyers can be fierce advocates work with all sides. Richardson work with all sides. Richardson There is always a need for well- Yes. Our culture is generally not Yes. If you would like more information about including the information more like would If you to gift plan other trust or will, in your UH Foundation contact us! please of Hawai‘i, benefit the University & Gift Planning of Estate Office • [email protected] 808-956-8034 www.UHFLegacyGift.org from students at other law schools? law students at other from nity and have done great work, What sets Richardson graduates apart graduates What sets Richardson something changes their lives. students there. I think it’s criti- students there. I think it’s office or legal aid or doing pro much higher priority for Rich- qualities and are extremely hard qualities and are extremely hard makes a difference in connecting bono work, which seems to be a graduates have been involved in cally important to train residents ardson graduates than for others. all aspects of Hawai‘i’s commu- all aspects of Hawai‘i’s a way that helps people when help their community. to the people we represent. For decades, the law school’s For decades, the law school’s William S. Richardson School of Law Dean Avi Soifer (L) with Rick Fried Soifer Avi School of Law Dean S. Richardson William Richardson students have those Richardson students have those whether in the public defender’s whether in the public defender’s working. Growing up in Hawai‘i working. Growing up in Hawai‘i who can deal with tragedy in who want to stay in Hawai‘i and who want to stay in Hawai‘i and We need empathetic lawyers We - - a little like litiga ennis is tion,” L. Richard Fried, Jr. Jr. Richard Fried, tion,” L. Adver Honolulu told the

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Gene-ius Day programs creating lifelong learners This school year, 350 students and their parents are spending one Saturday morning a month at UH Mānoa. They peer through microscopes, set things on fire, and share their findings as Satur-

Corporate Corner day Gene-iuses, an effort by the College of Tropi- cal Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to generate interest in science-related fields.

The Saturday activities stimulate interest among K-12 students, but the goal is not the science itself. Rather, program director Dr. Ania Wieczorek, CTAHR’s interim associate dean for academic and student affairs, and her team hope to ignite lifelong curiosity and passion for learning through hands-on, multisensory, Saturday Gene-iuses at work in the lab at UH Mānoa. experiential learning.

The Saturday program, which started in 2008, was launched the Summer Gene-ius program in 2016, originally aimed at elementary-schoolers. Now bringing 75 students from Title 1 middle schools students participate at all grade levels. It is just into the labs for engaging, hands-on learning. The one of three outreach efforts Wieczorek leads. following summer saw 175 participants, 50 of them returning from the previous year for a level 2 class. The original Gene-ius Day program has served more than 8,000 students, grades 4-8, from 51 The hope for this summer program is to generate schools. Students participate in one-day field trips college aspirations in students who otherwise may during the school year to connect genetics and not have considered continuing their education. agriculture to their school curricula. “I wake up each morning and hope that kids will Through lab activities with plant cells and DNA have an unbelievable WOW moment,” Wieczorek extraction, as well as interactive lectures and said. “When they say, ‘I want to be a scientist,’ I discussions, these future innovators have a chance know we were successful. to envision themselves as university scientists. “Our dedicated funders, including Hawaiian Airlines To encourage greater participation by students in Foundation and Central Pacific Bank Foundation, economically challenged neighborhoods, CTAHR allow us to create WOW moments every day.”

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